For the quarter ended September 2026, Lyft (LYFT Quick QuoteLYFT - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.82 billion, up 8.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.43, compared to $0.26 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -5.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.92 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Lyft performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Gross Bookings: $5.62 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $5.59 billion.
• Active Riders: 31.6 million versus 31.48 million estimated by six analysts on average.
• Rides: 273.5 million versus 273.39 million estimated by six analysts on average.

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Shares of Lyft have returned +20.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.